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About the role
We’re seeking an experienced Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager to own sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships for fiber and optical interconnect components across OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure.
What they're looking for
- Experience evaluating optical and interconnect suppliers against technical requirements such as bandwidth, insertion loss, signal integrity, reliability, thermal performance, power, quality, manufacturability, and production readiness
- Understanding of the technical and supply-chain challenges associated with scaling high-speed optical connectivity in AI, hyperscale data-center, or high-performance computing environments
- A proven track record of leading competitive sourcing processes, negotiating complex commercial agreements, and building long-term supplier partnerships
- Expertise in should-cost modeling, open-book pricing, total cost of ownership, supplier cost structures, and commercial optimization for hardware components and assemblies
- Experience securing supplier capacity and managing supply constraints across complex, multi-tier global supply chains
- Experience supporting supplier qualification, product development, manufacturing readiness, program bring-up, production ramp, and ongoing supplier performance management
More about this role
OpenAI’s Hardware organization develops silicon and system-level solutions designed for the unique demands of advanced AI workloads. The team builds next-generation AI-native silicon and systems while working closely with software, research, and manufacturing partners to co-design hardware tightly integrated with AI models. In addition to delivering systems for OpenAI’s supercomputing infrastructure, the team develops the tools, methodologies, and strategic partnerships needed to accelerate hardware innovation.
We’re seeking an experienced Hardware Strategic Sourcing Manager to own sourcing strategy and supplier partnerships for fiber and optical interconnect components across OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure.
Reporting to the Head of Partnerships & Strategic Sourcing, you will lead sourcing across fiber cable assemblies, internal optical harnesses, fiber shuffles, optical backplane assemblies, connectorized and standalone passive optical assemblies, fiber-array units (FAUs), fiber-to-chip and coupling interfaces, detachable connectors, optical routing, and assigned optical packaging, assembly, and test services.
You will work closely with electrical engineering, optical...
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